CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAmericans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace priceswww.denverpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down125
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minus-squarequarksbarandgrill@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down5·11 months agoi don’t know if you know this, but Biden isn’t president of israel or gaza
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·11 months agoHow many dollars of military sales to Israel has Biden approved? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-biden-administration-once-again-bypasses-congress-on-an-emergency-weapons-sale-to-israel You’re delusional if you think the US doesn’t have any influence on the behavior of Israel.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months agoDo you suppose Israel would stop if we stopped giving them money?
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·11 months agoIsrael relies on American arms. That gives the US a lot of leverage to influence Israeli policy.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoDo you think Netanyahu would stop if their American arms supply dried up tomorrow?
minus-squareGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·11 months agoBypassed Congress twice
minus-squareGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down10·11 months agoBut Biden controls the purse strings of the money going to Israel and the weapons being given to them to commit genocide
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoNo he actually doesn’t. That’s not how your country works. Congress controls the purse strings.
minus-squareGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·11 months agoThe president controls the foreign military financing program
i don’t know if you know this, but Biden isn’t president of israel or gaza
How many dollars of military sales to Israel has Biden approved?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-biden-administration-once-again-bypasses-congress-on-an-emergency-weapons-sale-to-israel
You’re delusional if you think the US doesn’t have any influence on the behavior of Israel.
Do you suppose Israel would stop if we stopped giving them money?
Israel relies on American arms. That gives the US a lot of leverage to influence Israeli policy.
Do you think Netanyahu would stop if their American arms supply dried up tomorrow?
Bypassed Congress twice
But Biden controls the purse strings of the money going to Israel and the weapons being given to them to commit genocide
No he actually doesn’t. That’s not how your country works. Congress controls the purse strings.
The president controls the foreign military financing program